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[REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 ON PAGE 57]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR PRO TEM: DECEMBER 10, 2013 BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS MEETING WILL CONVENE. WE'LL BEGIN WITH PRAYER BY
DR. JAMES ARTHUR RUMPH, PASTOR GRANT AFRICAN METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SECOND DISTRICT. AND MR. WAYNE YEE,
DISTINGUISHED DISTRICT COMMANDER POST 628 LOS ANGELES AMERICAN
LEGION WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF THE
AUDIENCE WILL PLEASE RISE. PASTOR?
DR. JAMES A. RUMPH: ETERNAL GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, GRACIOUS
AND SOVEREIGN LORD, WE PAUSE TO HONOR YOU, TO RECOGNIZE AND TO
BLESS AND EXALT YOUR NAME. WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR
ALL THAT YOU ARE, THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AND SHALL BE. AND, OH
GOD, WE THANK YOU, YOU WHO ARE THE CREATOR OF THE ENDS OF THE
EARTH, YOU WHO ARE OUR FATHER AND LORD OF ALL CREATION, AND
TODAY, GOD, WE BOW OUR HEADS BENEATH YOU RECOGNIZING THAT
WITHOUT YOU THERE COULD BE NO US. BLESS, OH GOD, OUR GATHERING
TODAY AND COME AND BE PRESENT IN YOUR MIGHTY SPIRIT. AND, OH
GOD, SNATCH FROM THE BACKPACKS OF OUR MIND YOUR SOVEREIGN
WISDOM AND PRESIDE IN THESE PROCEEDINGS THAT THE DELIBERATIONS
HERE TODAY WILL ARRIVE AT YOUR ULTIMATE WILL FOR HUMANKIND.
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BLESS, OH GOD, BLESS THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF L.A. COUNTY.
BLESS SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS AND THIS ENTIRE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. OH GOD, BLESS THIS NATION AND THIS WORLD, EVEN
OUR PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA, WE PRAY, OH GOD, NOW THAT AS WE
GATHER, WE WILL BE COGNIZANT NOT ONLY OF THOSE WHO ARE OUR
DIRECT CONSTITUENTS BUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE PEOPLE OF THIS
COUNTY AND, YES, GOD, WHERE OUR WORK MIGHT IMPACT THE WORLD,
BE PRESENT NOW IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE CANNOT DENY YOU. GUIDE
US, FATHER, THAT WE REPRESENT YOU AND THAT YOUR WILL SHINES
FORTH HERE TODAY. OH GOD, IN THIS SEASON, WE PRAY, LORD, THAT
YOU WILL HUMBLE US TO KNOW THAT EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT
COMES FROM YOU. BE THE COMPASS HERE TODAY, LORD, AND STIR US
IN YOUR DIRECTION AS YOU HAVE GUIDED THE PROPHETS AND PEOPLES
OF OLD. KNOW GOD, NOW, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD TAKE US AND HELP
US, WE BELIEVE IT TO BE DONE, FATHER GOD, IN YOUR HOLY AND
RIGHTEOUS NAME, WE PRAY IT DONE, AMEN.
WAYNE YEE: EVERYBODY PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. FACE THE FLAG.
HAND OVER YOUR HEARTS AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG. READY, BEGIN? [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED.]
SUP. ANTONOVICH: SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS?
SUP. MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS: MR. CHAIRMAN AND COLLEAGUES, THERE IS
NO DOUBT WE HAVE A PREACHER IN THE HOUSE TODAY, AND WE WELCOME
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THE REVEREND DR. JAMES ARTHUR RUMPH WHO IS THE NEWLY-APPOINTED
PASTOR OF THE GRANT AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. DR.
RUMPH HAS MORE THAN 31 YEARS IN PARISH MINISTRY. HE COMES TO
LOS ANGELES WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, HAVING SERVED IN
SEVERAL PASTORATES SUCCESSFULLY. HIS MOST RECENT ASSIGNMENT
WAS WITH THE ST. PAUL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. HE SERVES AS THE PASTOR THERE, HAVING
BEEN TRAINED AT THE INTER DENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER IN
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, HOLDING BOTH THE M.A. AND D.MIN. DEGREES.
HIS UNDERGRADUATE WORK IS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT
BIRMINGHAM. HE IS A NATIVE OF ALABAMA, SPECIFICALLY BARBARA
COUNTY. HE IS MARRIED TO SANDRA BRYANT RUMPH, A FELLOW ALABAMA
NATIVE. AND THEY ARE THE PARENTS OF TWO CHILDREN. AND WE JUST
SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PASTOR RUMPH FOR LEADING US IN
THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION. WE EXTEND OUR BEST TO YOU DURING
THIS SEASON AND SAY TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS WE WISH YOU GODSPEED. [APPLAUSE.]
SUP. ANTONOVICH: SUPERVISOR MOLINA?
SUP. MOLINA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IT'S MY HONOR THIS
MORNING TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO WAYNE LEE.
HE PRESENTLY SERVES AS THE DISTRICT COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN
LEGION POST 628 HERE IN LOS ANGELES. MR. YEE HAS SERVED AS A
SERGEANT WITH THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1970 TO 1974,
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AND HE AND HIS WIFE RACHAEL HAVE LIVED FOR A LONG TIME IN THE
NORTHEAST PORTION OF LOS ANGELES. I WANT TO EXTEND OUR
GRATITUDE TO MR. YEE FOR HIS HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE AND
THANK HIM FOR JOINING US AND LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE. THANK
YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE.]
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: GOOD MORNING MR. MAYOR PRO-TEM,
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE WILL BEGIN TODAY'S AGENDA ON PAGE
THREE, AGENDA FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANITATION
DISTRICT NUMBER 27. ITEM SD-1, THAT ITEM IS BEFORE YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: MOTION BY YAROSLAVSKY, SECONDED WITHOUT
OBJECTION SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: ON PAGE FOUR AGENDA FOR THE
MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ITEMS 1-D
THORUGH 4-D. ON ITEM NUMBER 2-D THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. THE REMAINING ITEMS
ARE BEFORE YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS,
SECOND WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: ON PAGE SIX AGENDA FOR THE MEETING
OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. ITEM 1-H IS BEFORE YOU.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MOLINA, SECONDED WITHOUT
OBJECTION SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: PAGE SEVEN AGENDA FOR THE MEETING
OF THE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN-SPACE DISTRICT. ITEMS 1-P
THROUGH 4-P. ON ITEM NUMBER 1-P SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY
REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO DECEMBER
17TH, 2013. THE REMAINING ITEMS ARE BEFORE YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: I'LL MOVE, SECONDED BY YAROSLAVSKY WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: ON PAGE NINE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6, ON ITEM NUMBER 1 THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. ON ITEM NUMBER 3 AS
INDICATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS
REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED TO JANUARY 14, 2013 AND
THE REMAINING ITEMS ARE BEFORE YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY, SECONDED
WITHOUT OBJECTION SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: ON PAGE 12 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
7 THROUGH 35. ON ITEM NUMBER 11 THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A
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MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. ON ITEM NUMBER 13 THE
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE
CONTINUED TO JANUARY 7TH, 2014. ON ITEM NUMBER 14 AS INDICATED
ON THE POSTED AGENDA THE DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH REQUESTS
THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK TO HIS DEPARTMENT. ON ITEM
NUMBER 17 THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION REQUESTS THAT
THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO DECEMBER 17TH. ON ITEM
NUMBER 19 SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE
CONTINUED TO JANUARY 14TH. ON ITEM NUMBER 21 THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE
WEEK TO DECEMBER 17TH. ON ITEM NUMBER 22 THERE'S A REQUEST
FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. ON ITEM NUMBER
23 AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA THE DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC WORKS REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO
DECEMBER 17TH. ON ITEM NUMBER 25, THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. ON ITEM NUMBER 28,
THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS
ITEM. AND THE REMAINING ITEMS UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE
BEFORE YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS, SECONDED
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: EXCUSE ME ON PAGE 28, DISCUSSION
ITEMS, ITEMS 36 AND 37, ON ITEM 36, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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OFFICER REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO
DECEMBER 17TH. ON ITEM NUMBER 37, SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH
REQUESTS THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO DECEMBER
17TH.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MOLINA. SECOND WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: ON PAGE 29, MISCELLANEOUS
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA WHICH WERE POSTED MORE THAN 72 HOURS
IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL
AGENDA. ON ITEM NUMBER 38-A, SUPERVISOR KNABE REQUESTS THAT
THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO DECEMBER 17TH. AND ON 38-B,
THAT ITEM IS BEFORE YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: SO MOVED, SECONDED BY MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS,
SUPERVISOR, WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: ON PAGE 32, NOTICES OF CLOSED
SESSION, ON ITEM NUMBER CS-2, THERE'S A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THIS ITEM. AND THAT COMPLETES THE
READING OF THE AGENDA. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL ITEMS
BEGIN WITH SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT NUMBER 3. SUPERVISOR MARK
RIDLEY-THOMAS? DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, SUPERVISOR MARK
RIDLEY-THOMAS?
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SUP. RIDLEY-THOMAS: MR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COLLEAGUES, I'M
PLEASED TO HAVE WITH US TODAY, KENNETH W. BENTLEY, VICE
PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND WORKFORCE DIVERSITY, NESTLE
U.S.A., ALONG WITH HIS WIFE DELANA MARIE BENTLEY. WE KNOW HIM
AS "KEN" AND WE KNOW HIM FOR HIS LONG-STANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE COMMUNITY HE'S HAD A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN THE
CORPORATE SECTOR, AND BECAUSE OF HIM, COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN
MADE BETTER. KEN BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CARNATION COMPANY,
A DIVISION OF NESTLE IN 1982 AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER OF
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. SOON AFTER, HE WAS PROMOTED TO COMMUNITY
RELATIONS MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND HE
CONTINUED TO PROGRESS PROFESSIONALLY AND WAS NAMED VICE
PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IN 1994. IN 2006, HE ASSUMED
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEAD OF NESTLE U.S.A.
FOUNDATION. AND IN 2009, THE DIVERSITY INCLUSION DEPARTMENT
BEGAN REPORTING TO HIM. DESCRIBED BY HIS COLLEAGUES AS A
DEVOTED AMBASSADOR, KEN LED THE CREATION OF NESTLE'S AWARD-
WINNING "ADOPT A SCHOOL" PROGRAM WHICH HAS ADOPTED SOME 55
SCHOOLS, SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE HERE IN THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES. AS A RESULT, EACH YEAR 2,000 NESTLE EMPLOYEES
VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME BY TOUCHING THE LIVES OF SOME 35,000
STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AND KEN HAS ALSO DEVELOPED "NESTLE
VERY BEST IN YOUTH" PROGRAM THAT CELEBRATES YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE TO POSITIVELY
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IMPACT THE WORLD. AN ACCOMPLISHED WRITER, NESTLE VERY BEST IN
YOUTH 2013 IS KEN'S 15TH BOOK, THE PUBLICATION "MEN OF
COURAGE" WAS MADE INTO AN HOUR-LONG TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY AND
CALLED BY THE "LOS ANGELES TIMES" "A BOOK THAT EVERY JUNIOR
AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY SHOULD HAVE." AN INNOVATIVE
PHILANTHROPIST IN AND OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE, HE SERVES ON
SEVERAL BOARDS, INCLUDING ADVOCATES U.S.A., THE ARTHUR ASHE
LEARNING CENTER, THE READING IS FUNDAMENTAL, AND THE HAROLD
PUMP FOUNDATION. KNOWN FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC, PASSION
FOR PEOPLE AND NOTEWORTHY COMMUNITY SERVICE, LOOKING FORWARD
TO RETIREMENT BY SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS, WORKING ON HIS GOLF GAME AND HE'S ONE GOOD GOLFER.
AND CONTINUING HIS VOLUNTEER EFFORT IN HELPING YOUTH ACHIEVE
THEIR POTENTIAL. HE'S WORKED FOR THREE-PLUS DECADES. AND THAT
WORK IS OUTSTANDING. AND WE EXTEND TO HIM OUR SINCERE BEST
WISHES AS HE MOVES TOWARD RETIREMENT. HE SERVED THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES AS A COMMISSIONER, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. HE WAS
ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH. HE'S AN ALL-AROUND GOOD GUY. HE IS KEN BENTLEY. GIVE
HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, WON'T YOU? [APPLAUSE.]
KENNETH BENTLEY: FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK MY FRIEND, MARK
RIDLEY-THOMAS, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE SECOND DISTRICT AND
ALSO FOR THIS TREMENDOUS HONOR. WHEN I STARTED AT NESTLE 31
YEARS AGO, I HAD ONE SIMPLE GOAL, AND THAT WAS REALLY TO MAKE
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A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. AND BY
RECEIVING THIS HONOR TODAY, IT LETS ME KNOW THAT TO SOME
EXTENT I ACHIEVED THAT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
EVEN IN RETIREMENT, I WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND HELP YOUNG
PEOPLE BE THE VERY BEST THAT THEY CAN BE. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. [APPLAUSE.]
SUP. RIDLEY-THOMAS: THANK YOU, AGAIN, KEN. MAY I NOW ASK THE
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK TO COME FORWARD. THEY ARE
REPRESENTED BY THEIR PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. MICHAEL FLOOD.
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, JENNIFER ERICO. THE POLICY AND
CALFRESH OUTREACH MANAGER JESSICA JONES GREENHAUTE, AND SUSAN
ACRE. GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, WOULD YOU, PLEASE?
[APPLAUSE.] WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THIS
ORGANIZATION ON ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY. ONE OUT OF EVERY SIX
PEOPLE IN L.A. COUNTY EXPERIENCES SOME FORM OF HUNGER. AND THE
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK, LOCATED -- FOUNDED, THAT IS,
IN 1973 -- SERVES ALL 4,000 SQUARE MILES OF THIS COUNTY.
OBVIOUSLY THE LARGEST SUCH POPULATION AND JURISDICTION THAT'S
COMPARABLE IN THE NATION. AND THE MISSION OF THE FOOD BANK IS
TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY. NO ONE
SHOULD GO HUNGRY IN OUR COUNTY. EACH YEAR, THEY SERVE
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH AS MANY AS 670
AGENCIES. ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WEEKLY, EQUIVALENT TO
SOME 830,000 MEALS ENTERS AND LEAVES THE FOOD BANK WAREHOUSE.
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FOR EVERY DOLLAR DONATED, THE FOOD BANK IS ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOUR MEALS. THIS YEAR, THEY WERE AWARDED THE 2013 EXCELLENCE
IN FOOD BANKING AWARD FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY BY FEEDING
AMERICANS. AND THEY WERE NAMED ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR BY THE
LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL. SO YOUR WORK AND YOUR COMMITMENT
TO THE RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS TO BE COMMENDED. AND
I SIMPLY HOPE THAT CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY OVER
THE NEXT DECADE SO THAT FOOD BANKS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED, FOOD
BANKS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED, AS IS THE CASE TODAY. SO PLEASE
JOIN ME AGAIN IN CONGRATULATING THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD
BANK ON THEIR 40 YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT HUNGER IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE.] MICHAEL, HAVE
A WORD.
MICHAEL FLOOD: THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS,
AND TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE FOOD
BANK GREATLY APPRECIATES THIS RECOGNITION. AS YOU MENTIONED,
OF OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, JUST STARTED WITH ONE GUY PICKING UP
FOOD WITH A TRUCK. I DON'T THINK TONY COLLIER, WHO IS NO
LONGER WITH US, EVER REALIZED WHAT THE FOOD BANK WOULD GROW
INTO. BUT IT'S THAT TYPE OF COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE TODAY
DEDICATED TO TRY TO REACH AS MANY OF THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT LOS
ANGELES COUNTY WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE ISSUE OF HUNGER. SO
THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE.]
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SUP. RIDLEY-THOMAS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, MAYOR, CHAIRMAN.
I PASS IT OVER.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: OKAY. IT'S BEEN 52 WEEKS SINCE WE LAST HAD
THE 2013 ROSE COURT BEFORE US AND NOW WE'RE VERY HONORED ONCE
AGAIN TO WELCOME THE NEW 2014 ROYAL COURT, PASADENA TOURNAMENT
OF ROSES. AND CHAIRMAN ALEX YOUNG FROM THE TOURNAMENT PAT
SCHMIDT, PAM AND JERRY YARIK, JANET MUVI AND BAK JEONG WHO ARE
HERE TODAY WITH THE COURT. THIS IS A VERY WONDERFUL
ORGANIZATION, THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES. THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING
JOB ALL YEAR. IT IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. PROVIDE
RESOURCES FOR ALL THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
PAST ALTADENA AREA AND IT'S ONE I'M PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF.
THIS YEAR OUR QUEEN IS ANNA MARIE ACOSTA. SHE'S A 17 YEAR OLD
RESIDENT OF ALTA DENA. SHE ATTENDS POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
WHERE SHE IS THE CAPTAIN OF HER SCHOOL'S VARSITY EQUESTRIAN
TEAM AND CABINET MEMBER FOR THE GIRLS' SERVICE LEAGUE. SHE
ALSO SERVES ON POLY'S AMBASSADOR'S COUNCIL AND PARTICIPATES IN
NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE GIRL SCOUTS WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY
WORKING ON HER GOLD AWARD. HER DREAM IS TO BECOME A
NEUROSURGEON. SO ANNA MARIE? [APPLAUSE.] PRINCESS SARAH HANSEN
IS A 19-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF PASADENA AND A SOPHOMORE IN
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE WHERE SHE TEACHES PRESCHOOL AT PASADENA
FOURSQUARE CHURCH. SHE HOPES TO TRANSFER TO EITHER U.C.L.A. OR
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOR A DOUBLE MAJOR IN
COMMUNICATION AND DANCE. IN HER FREE TIME, SHE ENJOYS THE
GUITAR, UKELELE AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN DANCE AND THEATER
ACTIVITIES. (APPLAUSE). PRINCESS KAYLA JOHNSON-GRANBERRY, A 17
YEAR OLD RESIDENT OF PASADENA, ATTENDS PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, A
MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S TENNIS TEAM, PARTICIPATED IN COLLEGE
BOUND, A WEEKEND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT PREPARES STUDENTS TO
ADMISSION AND GRADUATION TO OUR NATION'S TOP UNIVERSITIES. SHE
VOLUNTEERS AT THE LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND IS IN
TURN WITH CALIFORNIA THINK TANK WHICH TRAINS AND INSPIRES
YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME OUR FUTURE LEADERS. [APPLAUSE.] OKAY.
PRINCESS JAMIE KWONG IS A 17-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF PASADENA AND
SHE'S A SENIOR AT LASALLE HIGH SCHOOL, PRESIDENT OF THE
SCHOOL'S NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND MEMBER OF THE STUDENT
SENIOR SENATE. SHE ASPIRES TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL LAWYER AND
ENTER THE POLITICAL ARENA. SHE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH THE
NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE OF SAN MARINO AND VOLUNTEERS AT KIDS
SPACE AND THE GREAT HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL. [APPLAUSE.] OUR NEXT
PRINCESS IS CATHERINE LIPP, A RESIDENT OF LA CANADA AND SHE'S
17 YEARS OLD. SHE ATTENDS LA CANADA HIGH SCHOOL AND MEMBER OF
THE SCHOOL'S PEP SQUAD AND VOLUNTEER WITH BROTHERS HELPERS, AN
ORGANIZATION WHICH DELIVERS NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO THE POOR AND
IN THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AREA. SHE ALSO PURSUES A CAREER IN
ART AND DESIGN AND CURRENTLY WORKS AT THE PEPPER RABBIT IN
MONTROSE. [APPLAUSE.] [LAUGHTER.] SO AT THIS TIME, LET ME --
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WE ALSO HAVE THE PRINCESS ALICIA GUADALAHA IS A RESIDENT OF
SAN MARINO ATTENDING SAN MARINO HIGH SCHOOL, CAPTAIN OF THE
SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM. HELPS HEAD THE AT THIS TITANIAN
NEWS TEAM AND PRESIDENT OF THE ACTS CLUB. IN HER FREE TIME SHE
VOLUNTEERS WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND LET'S HOPE
ORGANIZATION. SHE'S INTERESTED IN STUDYING BUSINESS,
COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM.
[APPLAUSE.] AND OUR NEXT PRINCESS IS ELIZABETH WOOLF A
RESIDENT OF LA CANADA, ATTENDING LA CANADA HIGH SCHOOL. SHE'S
THE SCHOOL'S 2014 YEARBOOK EDITOR, CO-CAPTAIN OF THE VARSITY
SONG SQUAD, TREASURER OF THE PEP SQUAD AND A SECOND GRADE
TUTOR AND TEACHER ASSISTANT LA CANADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN
HER FREE TIME SHE VOLUNTEERS AT PASADENA'S ELIZABETH HOUSE AND
ENJOYS LEADING AND MOTIVATING YOUNG ADULTS IN THEIR ATHLETIC
AND EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS. SHE HOPES TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN AND STUDY BUSINESS. [APPLAUSE.] AT THIS TIME LET
ME ASK OUR QUEEN ANNA COSTA, TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
ANNA MARIE ACOSTA: HELLO, MY NAME IS QUEEN ANNA MARIE ACOSTA
AND I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BY PERSONALLY THANKING
SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR NOT ONLY
THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES ROYAL COURT BUT FOR PASADENA, GREATER
LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE A
REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THESE COUNTIES, AND I'M VERY HONORED
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TO BE HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE WHO DO
GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: ALEX YOUNG, SAY A FEW WORDS.
ALEX YOUNG: GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MY NAME AN ALEX YOUNG, I'M THE CHAIR
OF THE QUEEN OF COURT COMMITTEE. I APOLOGIZE THAT PRESIDENT
JENKINS COULD NOT WITH BE US THIS MORNING, HE'S TRAVELING TO
NEW YORK. THE TOURNAMENT IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OF NEARLY
1,000 VOLUNTEERS AND THIS IS A BIG ANNIVERSARY FOR US. 125TH
ROSE PARADE. 100TH ROSE BOWL GAME AND 16TH AND FINAL B.C.S.
CHAMPION GAME IN THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WRIGLEY MANSION.
PRESIDENT JENKINS IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE THEME
AND CHOOSING THE GRAND MARSHAL. THE THEME THIS YEAR IS DREAMS
COME TRUE. LIKE THE PRESIDENT ITSELF IT IS THE CULMINATION OF
PRESIDENT JENKINS' 32 YEAR INVOLVEMENT IN THE TOURNAMENT. THE
THEME CAME TO PRESIDENT JENKINS SO MANY YEARS. SO MANY TIMES
TELLING HIM TO COME TO PASADENA AND PARTICIPATING IN
TOURNAMENT EVENTS IS A DREAM COME TRUE. BUT IT REALLY IS
SETTING GOALS, WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS, AND
REACHING THEM. DREAMS COME TRUE BUT ONLY IF YOU PURSUE THEM.
PRESIDENT JENKINS CHOSE VIN SCULLY FOR GRAND MARSHAL.
PRESIDENT JENKINS HAD THREE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE GRAND
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ACHIEVEMENT. SECOND, THERE SHOULD BE A POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL
BRAND AFFILIATION FOR THE TOURNAMENT AND THIRD IT HAD TO BE A
PERSON OF INTEGRITY AND HUMILITY. NO ONE SURPASSES MEETING
THOSE LIKE VIN SCULLY. WE EXPECT HE WILL RECEIVE A STANDING
OVATION THROUGHOUT THE 5-1/2 MILE PARADE ROUTE AND BE MOVED BY
THE ROAR OF THE CROWD. THE PARADE WILL BE SEEN IN PERSON BY
NOT ONLY 800,000 PEOPLE ON COLORADO BOULEVARD, WATCHED BY
AROUND 57 MILLION PEOPLE ON TV IN THE U.S. AND UNTOLD MILLIONS
AROUND THE GLOBE. THE 2014 PARADE WILL HAVE 47 FLORAL-COVERED
FLOATS, TWENTY BANDS AND 16 HORSE UNITS. ON THAT AFTERNOON WE
WILL HOST THE 100TH GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL AT THE ROSE BOWL
STADIUM BETWEEN STANFORD AND MICHIGAN STATE. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO SHARING HOPE AND JOY WITH YOU ALL ON JANUARY 1, THE HOPE
THAT 2014 WILL BE A BETTER YEAR FOR MANKIND AND THE JOY
BROUGHT BY THE WONDERFUL TOURNAMENT EVENTS. THANK YOU FOR
HOSTING US HERE TODAY. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. GOD BLESS YOU AND SEE
YOU ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. [APPLAUSE.] AND THE BECAUSE OF THE
HOLIDAYS AND WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND
NEW YEAR'S EVE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO LITTLE ANIMALS FOR
ADOPTIONS TODAY AND TWO FOR NEXT WEEK TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE TWO
WEEKS THAT WE'RE NOT IN SESSION. NOW, THIS IS MARY AND BENJI.
THIS IS BENJI, BENJI, IS 10 MONTHS OLD, A LITTLE BOY, LOOKING
FOR A HOME. HE'S A TERRIER MIX. HI, BENJI. LOOKS LIKE BENJI
FROM THE MOVIE. YOU CAN CALL 562-728-4610 FOR BENJI. AND THIS
IS MARY. MARY IS A LITTLE GIRL WITH A LITTLE PINK BOW. SHE'S
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EIGHT MONTH OLD TERRIER CHIHUAHUA MIX. AND SHE'S LOOKING FOR A
HOME. AND YOU CAN CALL 562-728-4610. SO THESE TWO LITTLE
ANGELS WOULD LOOK NICE IN YOUR CHRISTMAS STOCKING OR HOW ABOUT
A NINTH DAY OF HANUKKAH, WE HAVE ANOTHER GIFT FOR HANUKKAH, A
LITTLE DOG. SO ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING CAN CALL
THE NUMBER OR 562-728-4610 AND BENJI AND MARY WILL LIGHTEN
YOUR YEARS. LET ME CALL UP DR. GENEVIEVE CLAVREUL FOR ITEM
NUMBER 1, ERIC PREVEN FOR 22 AND 28, ARNOLD SACHS FOR 2-D, 11,
25, CS-2.
DR. GENEVIEVE CLAVREUL: GOOD MORNING, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
DR. GENEVIEVE CLAVREUL. ACTUALLY, THIS IS NOT A GOOD MORNING
BECAUSE TWO ITEMS WERE CONTINUED, ITEM 21 AND 36 SHOULD NOT BE
CONTINUED WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. WHEN YOU PLACE AN
ITEM ON AN AGENDA, THE PUBLIC HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THAT
AGENDA. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AND HAVE THAT AGENDA REMOVED,
YOU CANNOT DO IT. THAT IS STRICT VIOLATION TO THE BROWN ACT.
SO THIS MORNING YOU HAVE TWO VERY AWFUL WAY TO DEAL WITH THE
BROWN ACT AND IT'S VERY SAD THAT WE ARE GOING TO THE HOLIDAY
SEASON NOT TAKING CARE OF WHAT'S LEGAL OR NOT. THE ONLY WAY
YOU CAN PROHIBIT THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM IS THAT IN THE
GREEN SHEET, IF ON YOUR GREEN SHEET YOU PUT "ITEM CONTINUED",
THEN YOU ARE CORRECT, THE PUBLIC HAVE NO RIGHT TO SPEAK. BUT
WHEN IT IS NOT IN THE GREEN SHEET, LIKE 21 AND 36 WERE NOT
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WE DON'T WANT TO SITE THEM TODAY. ON ITEM 21, THIS IS A
CONTRACT OF 369 MILLION DOLLAR. FOR ONE OF THE WORST COMPANIES
IN SOFTWARE VIS-A-VIS HEALTHCARE. SO THAT'S VERY SAD. AND I
THINK THAT CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE REALLY ASSESSED. AND ON ITEM
36, THE REASON DR. KATZ HAS BEEN POSTPONING THE ITEM IS
BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE NOT DOING SO WELL. EVEN SO LAST
WEEK, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE D.V.D. FROM THE BOARD, YOU
WERE SAYING HOW WONDERFUL, HOW FANTASTIC THE REPORT FROM DR.
KATZ WAS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. MAYBE YOU'RE NOT AS SAVVY
WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE THAT I AM. BUT IT SHOWS THAT WE
ARE NOT READY FOR A.C.A. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE IN A VERY BAD
FISCAL SITUATION. SO I WILL EMPHASIZE THAT YOU LOOK AT IT OF
MORE CLOSELY. AND ON ITEM 1, WITH THE OTHER ITEM THAT GOT
HELD, YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE COMMISSION ON H.I.V. AND
AIDS. IT'S VERY CLEAR OSHA SPECIFIES THAT ONE OF THE MEMBER OF
THAT GROUP SHOULD BE NONAFFILIATED GROUP. AND AGAIN WE HAVE A
PERSON BEING BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION WHO PROVIDE CARE TO
PATIENTS WITH H.I.V. AND AIDS. AGAIN IS STRAIGHT VIOLATION.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK TO CS-2
ABOUT ARE YOU GOING TO BRING THAT LETTER?
SUP. ANTONOVICH: YOU HAVE A NICE BLOUSE ON TODAY.
ERIC PREVEN: YES, GOOD MORNING, IT'S ERIC PREVEN, THE COUNTY
RESIDENT FROM DISTRICT 3. AND ITEM 17 I GUESS HAS BEEN
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CONTINUED. SUPERVISOR KNABE IS NOT HERE. AND THERE'S AN
INDICATION THAT MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS HAS ABSTAINED FROM THE
VOTE, SO I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT IT WILL BE CONTINUED
FOR A WEEK BUT I JUST WANTED TO RAISE A COUPLE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE I THINK PART OF WHY IT'S BEING CONTINUED IS SO THAT
MORE TRANSPARENCY CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT AMERICAN GOLF IS POSSIBLY IN FLUX AT THIS TIME, THAT THE
OWNERSHIP WHICH WAS GOLDMAN SACHS' STARWOOD CAPITAL, MAY BE
NOW FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THAT
EXACT NAME RIGHT BECAUSE THIS HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DISCLOSE
TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THIS WAS A NEWS ITEM IN "GOLF
INC." MAGAZINE, I BELIEVE. BUT THE GOLF COURSE CONTRACTS ARE
VERY IMPORTANT TO L.A. COUNTY RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF REVENUE. THERE'S GROSS RECEIPTS AND THEN
THERE'S RENTAL INCOME THAT WE TAKE OFF OF THOSE. AND THE SPLIT
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND THE R.F.P. DOCUMENTATION HAS
FINALLY BEEN MADE PUBLIC. AND I WOULD URGE THE BOARD TO GET A
GOOD LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL THAT IT PASSES
THE SMELL TEST, IF YOU WILL. THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THAT I
LOOKED AT JUST VERY BRIEFLY. ONE IS I THOUGHT IN L.A. COUNTY
EIGHT DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR A WORKER IN A COFFEE SHOP WAS NOT
PERMITTED. I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT IT BE
HIGHER THAN EIGHT DOLLARS AN HOUR. BUT IN THE PROPOSAL FROM
AMERICAN GOLF, I'M PRETTY SURE I READ THAT IT WAS EIGHT
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EXPECT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CLIMATE. THERE'S ALSO BEEN
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATER ON THIS PARTICULAR GOLF COURSE.
AMERICAN GOLF HAS GENEROUSLY COME UP -- THEY'RE GOING TO COVER
THE COST OF WATER, WHEREAS THE PREVIOUS INCUMBENT DID NOT. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT A FULL WIDE SHOT OF WHICH COURSES ARE
HAVING WATER PAID FOR BY THE COUNTY AND WHICH ARE ASKED TO
SHEPHERD THAT BURDEN THEMSELVES, IT'S UNCLEAR. AND FINALLY, OF
COURSE, PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS FOR THIS GROUP IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. HISTORICALLY THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER HAS FOUND THAT
THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING THOSE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THAT THE
COUNTY WILL WAIVE THAT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU COULD SEE
THE RECORDS ON THAT. AND THEY HAVE FOUND FINANCIAL WEAKNESSES
AND INTERNAL CONTROL WEAKNESSES HISTORICALLY. AND ONE OF THE
FIRMS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THAT FOUND THEM WAS A GROUP CALLED
SIMPSON AND SIMPSON WHICH LEADS ME TO THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS
ITEM NUMBER 28, I BELIEVE. I'M SORRY, ITEM NUMBER 22. ITEM 22
IS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH SOME CONSULTING
AGREEMENTS FOR 7.5 MILLION EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 45 MILLION
DOLLARS IN CONSULTING ARRANGEMENTS. HERE'S THE THING, GUYS.
WHEN WE AGREE TO THOSE KINDS OF BLANKET PROGRAMS, IT'S VERY
HARD TO SCRUTINIZE HOW THAT MONEY IS DEPLOYED. NOW, THE FACT
THAT SIMPSON AND SIMPSON WAS AN AUDITOR FOR THE COUNTY FOR A
LONG TIME RAISES A NUMBER OF RED FLAGS, FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW
IF OTHERS FEEL THE SAME WAY. AND WITH REGARD TO THE CAPITAL
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GOLF COURSE, I'M BACK NOW ON ITEM 17, WENT OUT, THERE'S A LOT
OF MONEY IN THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, AND I THINK THAT
THE PUBLIC AND THE BIDDERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FULLY AWARE
OF HOW MUCH MONEY WAS IN THAT BECAUSE TURNING AROUND THE GOLF
COURSE IS NATURALLY GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THE NEW
CLUBHOUSE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. FINAL POINT, THIS PARTICULAR
GOLF COURSE AT WHITTIER NARROWS IS ON FEDERAL LAND. SO WHAT WE
HAVE HERE IS A VERY, VERY SWEET DEAL FOR AMERICAN GOLF
CORPORATION, GOLDMAN SACHS, STARWOOD CAPITAL THAT MAY OR MAY
NOT BE FORTRESS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, MR. PREVEN.
ERIC PREVEN: I'M JUST GOING TO WRAP IT UP ON FEDERAL LAND.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: THERE'S ONE MORE SPEAKER.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: OKAY, MR. SACHS.
ARNOLD SACHS: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU FOR
WELCOMING US TO THE LARGEST COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE
HIGHEST POPULATION GIVING US THIS EXTENDED THREE MINUTES TO
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FOUR ITEMS. CS-2 AND 2-D BASICALLY ARE SOMEWHAT CONNECTED AT
THE HIP BONE. 2-D IS REGARDING SOME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. BUT
CS-2 IS ALSO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. AND I'M WONDERING BECAUSE
WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT, WE'VE HEARD A LOT
FROM THE CITY OF L.A. AND OTHER CITIES, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD
ANYTHING FROM THE COUNTY REGARDING THE PENSIONS FOR EMPLOYEES
AND THE ONE BILLION DOLLARS UNFUNDED PENSION TO HELP, I
BELIEVE YOU SAID IT WAS ONE BILLION DOLLARS HEALTH FUND, MS.
MOLINA WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS BACK
WHEN SUPERVISOR KNABE, EXCUSE ME, YEAH, WHEN THEY WERE DOING
CAPITAL PROJECTS TWO YEARS AGO OR LAST NOVEMBER, SUPERVISOR
RIDLEY-THOMAS BROUGHT UP THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. YOU MENTIONED
SOMETHING ABOUT ONE BILLION DOLLAR UNFUNDED MANDATE. SO I'M
WONDERING WHERE WE STAND WITH THAT AND THE BUSINESS OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BECAUSE TWO OF YOU WILL BE GONE IN LESS
THAN FOUR YEARS, THANK GOD. MAYBE IT WILL MOVE QUICKER. BUT
WHERE WILL THEY LEAVE, HOW WILL THAT LEAVE THE PUBLIC? I HELD
ITEM 11, PART OF IT MENTIONS IN THERE THAT YOU'RE AUTHORIZING
THE D.C.F.S. DIRECTOR TO GO THROUGH SOME MOTIONS. AND THE
REASON I'M BRINGING THAT UP IS BECAUSE BACK IN AUGUST WHEN YOU
WERE DISCUSSING STAFFING, THERE WAS NO AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
D.C.F.S. DIRECTOR TO HIGHER THE 650 EMPLOYEES THAT YOU SAID
HAD BEEN BUDGETED. HE WAS WAITING FOR FINAL WORD. SO I WAS
JUST WONDERING HOW YOU PICK AND CHOOSE BETWEEN HOW YOU DECIDE
TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN DEPARTMENT HEADS ON WHAT TO TAKE ACTION
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ON AND WHAT NOT TO TAKE ACTION ON. AND I ALSO HELD ITEM 22 AND
THE REASON I HELD THAT ITEM IS BECAUSE THE CAVEAT IN THE ITEM
SAID "TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR GIVEN PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
AUTHORIZED BUT NOT COMPLETED." AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM YOU HAVE
FOUR MORE COMPANIES THAT ARE ACTING AS CONSULTANTS. SO IF THEY
GET A CONTRACT IN THE TIME OF THIS TWO-YEAR FRAME AND IT
DOESN'T GET COMPLETED, THEN THERE ARE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR
COMPANIES IN ADDITION TO THE SIX YOU'RE HIRING FOR THE 45
MILLION DOLLARS. HOW MUCH ARE THEY BEING PAID IN ADDITION TO
THE 45 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THOSE CONTRACTS? AND I
BELIEVE SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE POSTPONED FOR POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS. YOU KNOW, TEXAS A&M RAN A CONTEXT TO DEFINE WHAT
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WAS. DO YOU KNOW THAT CONTEST? CAME UP
WITH AN ANSWER THAT "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS THE ABILITY TO
PICK A TURD UP FROM THE CLEAN END." THAT'S WHAT TRANSPARENCY
IS. THANK YOU FOR --
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS ARE BEFORE YOU AND THIS BOARD, ITEM NUMBER 2-D, 1, 11,
22, 25, 28.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: SUPERVISOR MOLINA MOVES. I'LL SECOND. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: THANK YOU. DISTRICT 3.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH: YOU HAVE ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS, ZEV?
YAROSLAVSKY: NO.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: A VERY DEAR FRIEND DON BUTLER PASSED AWAY
THIS WEEK AT THE AGE OF 87. AT ONE TIME HE WAS PRESIDENT AND
C.E.O. OF S.S.P. CENTER, STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS OF BURBANK.
ALSO WAS WITH THE MERCHANT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION WHICH HE
SERVED WITH DISTINCTION. WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HE WAS ALWAYS A
LEADER, QUITE INVOLVED. AND HE AND HIS WIFE LAURA WERE A REAL
TEAM IN THE GLENDALE, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
HE WAS ALSO THE TREASURER, OF THE JONATHAN CLUB, FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS AND A REAL COMMUNITY SPIRITED INDIVIDUAL. WE MOVE TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF DON BUTLER. ALSO, ANOTHER GOOD FRIEND AND
COMMUNITY LEADER WAS DR. ROBERT DOCKSON, FORMER C.E.O. OF THE
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN. HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE
OF 96. HE EARNED THE DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AND MASTERS AND DOCTORATE FROM UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. HE WAS A NAVY VETERAN DURING WORLD WAR II AND A
PROFESSOR AT U.S.C. HE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MARKETING
DEPARTMENT. 1969 HE JOINED CAL FED, THE NATION'S LARGEST
FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN AT THAT TIME. HE HAD THEN BECOME
C.E.O. IN' 73 AND CHAIRMAN IN '84 AND HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
DAUGHTER KIMBERLY. BUT HE WAS QUITE INVOLVED. AND THEN
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THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK. HE
JOINED THE TOURNAMENT IN '59 SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND HAD BEEN
AT OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN 1988 AND HE WAS A STOCKBROKER
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE PASADENA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. MARY KATHLEEN CALLAGY, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE SAN
GABRIEL VALLEY PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 28 AT THE AGE OF 80.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTERS, JACKIE AND JOANNE. ROBERT
LINDSAY FARMER, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF SOUTH PASADENA, SERVED IN
THE PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II, GRADUATE FROM UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PRACTICED LAW WITH FARMER & RIDLEY FOR
64 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHANCERY CLUB OF LOS ANGELES,
SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR CONFERENCE OF BAR
DELEGATES AND TRUSTEE OF THE EDWARD JAMES FOUNDATION. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS THREE SONS. JOHN "JACK" MCKEON, RESIDENT OF
SANTA CLARITA PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 90. HE WAS A
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN THE NAVY. AND HE LATER BECAME A FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ARMSTRONG PAINT AND VARNISH
COMPANY. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER MARY AND SON JOHN.
MARILYN ANN FAVRE POTTS, LONG- TIME RESIDENT SANTA CLARITA
PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 72. SHE WAS A GIRL SCOUT LEADER,
BAND MOM AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEER AT WILEY CANYON ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND AND HER THREE DAUGHTERS
AND HER SIBLINGS JANET, RITA, THOMAS, BUTCH, DOUGLAS, LARRY.
AND DR. PATRICK ROBERT ROBBIE, PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 80.
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FOR 40 YEARS WHERE HE DEVELOPED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.
HE LATER VOLUNTEERED AT SAMUEL DIXON HEALTH CENTER IN THE
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND HIS
CHILDREN AND SISTER. ROBERT WADE, LONGTIME RESIDENT SANTA
CLARITA, PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 91. HE SERVED THE UNITED
STATES ARMY AIR CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II, RETIRED AS A MAJOR.
WAS A MANAGER OF THE CALIFORNIA DISASTER OFFICE AND SERVED AS
THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEWHALL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT FOR 20
YEARS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SON AND DAUGHTER AND FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN. FRANCES MARIE KRUEGER, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF
ANTELOPE VALLEY, WORKED FOR 20 YEARS WITH ANTELOPE VALLEY
COLLEGE AND THE CALIFORNIA RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. SHE
WAS WELL KNOWN FOR PLAYING THE ORGAN AT GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
SINCE 1944. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN, DONNA, LAURIE AND
FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. WILL JONES, JR.
DIED AT THE AGE OF 88. AND HE WAS A DECORATED VETERAN AND THE
FATHER OF MELODY JONES FROM MY STAFF, ONE OF MY STAFF
SECRETARIES. LONGTIME RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY. AND HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, MELODY WHO RESIDES IN PASADENA.
SECONDED BY THOMAS, WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. LET ME
STATE FOR THE RECORD WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WITH THE
INDICTMENT OF THE 18 DEPUTY SHERIFFS, SOME WHO HAVE RETIRED,
THREE OF THOSE INVOLVED A MORTGAGE FRAUD CASE. IT WAS A SAD
DAY AND COMMENTARY FOR THIS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. WE HAVE A
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MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE, AND HAVING A SMALL PERCENTAGE BE
INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF ALLEGED ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IS A SAD
COMMENTARY FOR OUR COUNTY. AS THE U.S. ATTORNEY SAID, THIS
CLOSES ONE PART OF THAT INVESTIGATION, AND WE KNOW THAT
CONTINUING INVESTIGATIONS ARE GOING ON AND VERY LIKELY THIS IS
ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, AND IT'S GOING TO GO HIGHER UP
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. AND, AGAIN, THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
HAS BEEN VERY STRONG IN SUPPORT OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT,
BUT VERY STRONG IN SUPPORT OF NOT CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO BREAK THE LAW AND VIOLATE THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. SO, AGAIN, WE ARE
HERE TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP OF THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL EFFORTS TO INSURE
THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AT THIS TIME, SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS?
SUP. RIDLEY-THOMAS: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, MAY I
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS? RITA RENEE
WILLIAMSON, BORN ON MARCH 23, 1959 AND PASSED ON DECEMBER 8TH
AT THE AGE OF 54. SHE RELOCATED FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO TO LOS
ANGELES IN THE EARLY '80S AND EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN
BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM CAL STATE L.A. MRS.
WILLIAMSON WAS EMPLOYED WITH T.R.W. INC. AS A TECH SUPERVISOR
IN AEROSPACE FOR SEVEN YEARS AND ALSO WORKED AS A BROKER IN
THE MORTGAGE BANKING INDUSTRY UNTIL HER PASSING. HER DAILY
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ACTS OF KINDNESS EXTENDED FAR BEYOND HER PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS AS SHE TIRELESSLY HELPED NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS
ATTAIN THEIR DREAMS OF HOME OWNERSHIP. SHE WAS A DOTING MOTHER
WHO ENJOYED PLAYING TENNIS, BIKE RIDING, ATTENDING THE
THEATER, VISITING THE BEACH AND DISCOVERING LOCAL VEGAN
EATERIES. MRS. WILLIAMSON IS SURVIVED BY HER SON FRANKLIN, HER
MOTHER JUANITA, SIBLINGS KENNY AND CHERIE AND A HOST OF FAMILY
AND FRIENDS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NATION WHO WILL MISS HER
DEARLY, WHICH INCLUDES MY WIFE, MY SONS AND MYSELF. PERMIT ME
TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF AND INVITE ALL MEMBERS TO DO LIKEWISE,
MARGUERITE POINDEXTER LAMOTTE WHO PASSED ON DECEMBER THE 5TH
AT THE AGE OF 80. SHE WAS THE MOST VETERAN MEMBER OF THE LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION. WELL
KNOWN FOR HER PASSIONATE SUPPORT OF IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES IN HER DISTRICT LARGELY IN AREAS ENCOMPASSING THE
COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES. SINCE 1973, WHEN MS. LAMOTTE
ARRIVED IN LOS ANGELES TO CONTINUE HER CAREER IN EDUCATION,
HER LIFE HAS BEEN DEFINED BY A FERVENT LOVE OF ACADEMICS AND
PUBLIC SERVICE. ASSIGNED FIRST TO DREW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HER DETERMINED EFFORTS
ENCOURAGING UNDERACHIEVING STUDENTS TO SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE
EARNED HER A RAPID SUCCESSION OF PROMOTIONS. SHE WORKED AS
PRINCIPAL FOR SEVERAL LOCAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND HIGH
SCHOOLS GAINING A STERLING REPUTATION FOR TRIGGERING ACADEMIC
IMPROVEMENT ON EACH LEVEL. MS. LAMOTTE WAS A LONGTIME
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PRINCIPAL AT WASHINGTON PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE
HELPED TO BUILD THE SCHOOL'S RENOWNED MUSIC PROGRAM. AFTER
RETIRING, SHE WON THREE FOUR-YEAR TERMS TO THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES STARTING IN 2003. A
GRADUATE OF XAVIER PREP HIGH SCHOOL AND OF Y.M.C.A. BUSINESS
COLLEGE IN NEW ORLEANS, AT THE AGE OF 18 SHE WAS APPOINTED AS
DIRECTOR OF SPAULDING BUSINESS COLLEGE IN BATON ROUGE,
LOUISIANA. MS. LAMOTTE EARNED HER B.A. FROM SOUTHERN
UNIVERSITY AND A MASTERS OF EDUCATION FROM LOUISIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY. DEVOUT EDUCATOR, ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH, SHE SERVED AS
THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF BLACK
ADMINISTRATORS, THE LOS ANGELES CHAPTER OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI, THE ASSAULT ON LITERACY PROGRAM AND AS A VOLUNTEER AND
MEMBER OF NUMEROUS COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. MS.
LAMOTTE IS SURVIVED BY HER TWO CHILDREN, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
AND A HOST OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS WELL AS COLLEAGUES WHO
WILL MOST ASSUREDLY MISS HER. AND, FINALLY, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM
AND COLLEAGUES, PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA. A LEGENDARY LEADER
WHOSE EFFORTS TO WIN FREEDOM FROM APARTHEID AND ESTABLISH
DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA WON HIM WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION. HE
HELPED TO TRANSFORM SOUTH AFRICA BY HIS EXAMPLE. HE INFLUENCED
THE WORLD THROUGH HIS HUMANITY, HIS AUDACITY, HIS TENACITY AND
DEDICATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS. HIS LIFE'S WORK INSPIRED MILLIONS,
MYSELF INCLUDED AMONG THEM, TO PURSUE SOCIAL JUSTICE,
LIBERATION FROM OPPRESSION AND ULTIMATELY RECONCILIATION. HIS
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MEMORIAL SERVICE, ATTRACTING LEADERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD,
INCLUDING OUR PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY AND WHAT IS BECOMING A
SOLEMN PILGRIMAGE OF HONOR AND RESPECT FOR A GREAT PATRIOT.
BORN IN JULY OF 1918 IN SOUTH AFRICA, THIS FORMER PRESIDENT
AND NOBEL LAUREATE, NELSON MANDELA PASSED ON DECEMBER THE 5TH
AT THE AGE OF 95. THE RECORD WILL REFLECT AS A YOUNG BOY HE
WAS ADOPTED BY A HIGH-RANKING TRIBAL CHIEF AFTER THE DEATH OF
HIS FATHER. HE WAS THE FIRST IN HIS FAMILY TO ACHIEVE A FORMAL
EDUCATION DURING WHICH TIME HIS BIRTH NAME WAS CHANGED TO
ENGLISH AND NAMED "NELSON." HE WAS LATER GROOMED TO ASSUME
HIGH OFFICE AS A COUNSELOR TO THE FUTURE KING OF THE THEMBU
NATION. MANDELA BRIEFLY ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
FORT HARE AND STUDIED LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND.
HE BECAME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT IN
HIS 20S AND JOINED AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS IN 1942, SOUTH
AFRICA'S OLDEST NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND
LIBERATION MOVEMENT REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE. THE RECORD WILL REFLECT THAT HE LED NUMEROUS PEACEFUL
PROTESTS TO END OPPRESSION AND SEGREGATION. HE CO-FOUNDED
SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST BLACK LAW FIRM WITH OLIVER TAMBO WHO
OFFERED FREE, LOW-COST LEGAL COUNSEL TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED
BY APARTHEID LEGISLATION. AS REPRESSION FOR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE
DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY INCREASED RESPONSE TO THOSE PROTESTS,
MANDELA WAS FORCED TO ABANDON HIS POSITION, ULTIMATELY TO BE
INCARCERATED FOR YET SOME 27 YEARS. DURING THIS TIME, THE
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INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS OF MANDELA'S INCARCERATION GREW INTO A
GLOBAL ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT LED MAINLY BY HIS WIFE WINNIE
MANDELA. MANDELA'S RESILIENCE WAS FURTHER DEMONSTRATED BY
EARNING A BACHELOR OF LAW DEGREE THROUGH A CORRESPONDENCE
PROGRAM DURING HIS TIME IN PRISON. SO IN 1990, FEBRUARY,
NEARLY THREE DECADES AFTER HIS IMPRISONMENT, FUELED BY A LIFE-
LONG COMMITMENT TO LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY WITH EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES, HE WORKED TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NONRACIAL GOVERNMENT BASED ON DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND THE
RULE OF LAW. FOUR YEARS FOLLOWING HIS RELEASE, MANDELA BECAME
THE FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ALL OF SOUTH
AFRICA'S PEOPLE AND THE COUNTRY'S FIRST NONRACIAL ELECTION. HE
CHOSE TO SERVE ONLY FOR ONE FIVE-YEAR TERM AS PRESIDENT.
SUBSEQUENTLY, UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM PUBLIC LIFE, HE BEGAN
FOCUSING ON PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION AND BEING A VOCAL
ADVOCATE FOR, AMONG MANY THINGS, AIDS AWARENESS. AND SO WE
REMEMBER NELSON MANDELA. EACH OF US HAS OUR OWN STORY IN
RELATION TO HOW HE IMPACTED OUR LIVES PERSONALLY. MINE WAS
BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL-POLITICAL AS WELL AS ACADEMIC.
AND WE GIVE OUR UTMOST RESPECT TO THE PASSING OF PRESIDENT
NELSON MANDELA. AND I ASK THAT ALL MEMBERS DO SO,
RESPECTFULLY. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, MAY I SUGGEST PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 49-954.2 B2, THERE'S A NEED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION AND/OR THE NEED FOR ACTION AROSE SUBSEQUENT
TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS THE ARREST OF THE
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SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES YESTERDAY. AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ACCEPT
THE MOTION FOR US TO TAKE IT UP IN CLOSED SESSION.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: COUNSEL, THAT WE WILL THEN HAVE THAT AS ONE
OF THE ITEMS ON EXECUTIVE SESSION?
JOHN KRATTLI, COUNSEL: THAT IS CORRECT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. SUPERVISOR
MOLINA, ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS?
SUP. MOLINA: I DO, I HAVE TWO. I WOULD ASK ALL MEMBERS ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF CANDICE BAIRD WHO SERVED AS THE STAFF AID FOR
THE C.E.O.'S OFFICE OF WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. RETIRED IN 2010 AND
WAS A TRULY DEVOTED OF THE COUNTY FAMILY. FOR OVER A DECADE
CANDICE STAFFED THE COMMUTER CENTER HERE AT THE HALL OF
ADMINISTRATION, SHE PROVIDED COMMUTER AND RIDESHARE
INFORMATION TO COUNTY STAFF AND VISITORS AND INSURED THAT OUR
BUS AND TRAIN SCHEDULE RACKS WERE WELL-STOCKED AND UPDATED.
CANDICE WAS TRULY BELOVED BY HER COLLEAGUES. SO ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I WANT TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT
CONDOLENCES TO EVERYONE WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF RAUL
MARTINEZ SR. HE IS THE BELOVED FOUNDER OF THE WELL-KNOWN "KING
TACO" RESTAURANT CHAIN. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY OPERATING A TACO
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TRUCK IN 1974, RAUL SOON OPENED HIS FIRST KING TACO RESTAURANT
IN NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES. OVER THE YEARS THE WIDELY POPULAR
EATERY EXPANDED INTO A THRIVING CHAIN OF OVER 20 RESTAURANTS
THROUGHOUT THE LOS ANGELES REGION AND HIS DELICIOUS ARRAY OF
MEXICAN FOOD HAS CREATED LEGIONS OF LOYAL PATRONS. RAUL IS
ALSO KNOWN FOR THE DEVOTION TO THE EAST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
WHERE HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS CHARITABLE EFFORTS IN THE SPIRIT OF
GIVING. WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO RAUL'S
FAMILY, FRIENDS AS WELL AS HIS ADMIRERS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: SECOND. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. OKAY.
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD IT TWO MINUTES EACH. FIRST ETHEL
JOHNSON. REINA VILLATORO. OSCAR MUHAMMAD. AND ERIC MICHAEL
GREEN. MICHAEL GREEN.
OSCAR MUHAMMAD: YES, MY NAME IS OSCAR MUHAMMAD. I SPEAK FOR
THE OPPRESSED. I SPEAK FOR THE STRUGGLING POOR. I SPEAK FOR
CULTURE CHANGE. I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT RELIGION. I'D
LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. I LOOK
TODAY IN OUR SOCIETY HOW WE CELEBRATE PAGAN HOLIDAYS AND
FORGET ABOUT CELEBRATING THE CONSTITUTION DAY. BUT I THINK WE
HAVE IN THIS GOVERNMENT A DAY TO CELEBRATE CONSTITUTION BUT WE
ARE NOT INFORMED TO CELEBRATE CONSTITUTION DAY. BUT, ANYWAY,
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SKID ROW. AMERICA MEANS TO BE FAMILY FIRST. AMERICA REPRESENTS
FAMILY FIRST. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILY, YOU'RE NOT AMERICA.
SINGLES PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS BEING TRUE
AMERICA. SAME WAY AS RELIGION. YOU CANNOT WORSHIP GOD BEING
SINGLE YOU HAVE TO BE UNIFIED TO WORSHIP GOD. WE SHOULD PRESS
FOR BETTER EDUCATION. WE SHOULD PRESS FOR BETTER LEADERSHIP.
WE SHOULD END ECONOMIC RACISM. WE SHOULD REMOVE BLACK AMERICA
OFF THE SIDEWALKS IN LOS ANGELES. SHOOT, BOY, YOU GOT ME.
OKAY. Y'ALL DOING A GOOD JOB. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: YOUR FIRST NAME?
ETHEL JOHNSON: MS. JOHNSON?
SUP. ANTONOVICH: YOUR FIRST NAME?
EHTEL JOHNSON: ETHEL JOHNSON.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: IS REINA HERE?
ETHEL JOHNSON: YES. I CAME TO THE BOARD TO RETIRE. I ASKED FOR
RETIREMENT BECAUSE I HAD A LOT OF INJURIES. BUT I'VE BEEN IN
EACH ONE OF YOUR AREAS. I'VE BEEN IN YOUR AREA WITH MRS.
MCCARTHY. MICHAEL -- I'VE BEEN OVER THERE IN LANCASTER. I WORK
EVERY AREA ALREADY. SO I JUST WANTED TO RETIRE. BUT ONE THING,
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I'M ASKING FOR A PROGRAM FOR THE INMATES. A PROGRAM FOR THEM
-- IN COMPTON, THEY HAVE TWO BIG OLD LOTS THEY CALL
(INAUDIBLE) HOUSES AND FOR THE INMATES TO COME OUT. REGARDLESS
OF WHAT'S GOING ON NOW. I KNOW WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. BECAUSE WE
GOT YOUNGER GENERATION AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS, YOU KNOW,
AND THEY'RE SAYING "MOM, WHAT HAPPENED?" YOU KNOW. BUT THIS DO
HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I'M
SORRY FOR THE OFFICERS. I WORKED AROUND THEM IN COMPTON. I'M
THE GODMOTHER OF COMPTON AREA. AND I'M THERE AT 5:30 IN THE
MORNING WITH THE OFFICERS, THE SHERIFF DOWN THERE. IT'S PRETTY
QUIET. BUT I'M JUST SHOCKED ABOUT THIS. BECAUSE I NEVER
EXPERIENCED IT ALL LIKE THAT. I'VE BEEN IN THE PRISONS, I'M IN
SAN QUENTIN. I'VE BEEN IN EVERY PRISON. BISCAILUZ CENTER, THEY
PROMISED THE INMATES WOULD GO TO BISCAILUZ WHICH IS EASTERN.
AND HELP THEM. SO THIS MAKES EVERYBODY FEEL FUNNY LIKE WELL,
OKAY, WE STARTED OUT WITH THE POSSIBLE PAROLE. AND SO MY SON
DID COME HOME. I THANK GOD. AND HE'S WORKING SALVATION ARMY.
HE'S WORKING. HE'D RATHER WORK. BUT THIS IS NOT -- IT IS A
LESSON. IT'S A LESSON THAT WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH POWER, YOU
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? WE ARE THE FIFTH DISTRICT, THE SECOND
DISTRICT, MR. MARK RIDLEY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU.
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ETHEL JOHNSON: EVEN THOUGH I'M DISABLED HE WILL BE WORKING AT
MARTIN LUTHER KING, OKAY?
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE
WELCOME. IS MICHAEL GREEN HERE? OKAY. ARE YOU COMING UP? AND
THEN IS REINA?
SPEAKER: REINA VILLATORO?
SUP. ANTONOVICH: OKAY. LET ME ASK GARR WHARRY, ARE YOU HERE?
YOU CAN PROCEED.
REINA VILLATORRO: (SPEAKING SPANISH).
TRANSLATOR: MY NAME IS REINA VILLATORRO. I AM A MEMBER OF
COMMUNITY COALITION. I'M RAISING MY GRANDDAUGHTER. AND I HAVE
ALSO FOR EIGHT YEARS WITH NO SUPPORT, ECONOMICAL SUPPORT. MY
LIFE IS NOW BETTER. AND THE SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE REALLY HELPED
MY FAMILY. SOCIAL WORKERS ARE SO IMPORTANT AS THE FIREFIGHTERS
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FIRST ONES THAT RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES IN
OUR FAMILIES. IN MY FAMILY WHEN THEY HAVE CRISIS, THEY HAVE
HELPED TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER. WE HAVE THE COUNTY TO
HIRE SOME MORE SOCIAL WORKERS TO REDUCE THE CASELOAD,
ESPECIALLY TO SUPPORT RELATIVE CAREGIVERS. THANK YOU.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU. LET ME ALSO CALL UP LAURA GOMEZ.
LAURA GOMEZ? AND DORIS JAMES? DORIS JAMES? YES, SIR.
MICHAEL GREEN: GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS
MICHAEL GREEN. I'M THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR
FOR S.E.I.U. LOCAL 721. I'M HERE TODAY WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY
2,000 MEMBERS THAT'S OUTSIDE ON TEMPLE STREET RIGHT NOW. THE
SOCIAL WORKERS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARE ON STRIKE. AND THIS
MORNING THEY WERE JOINED BY THE PICKET LINES BY HUNDREDS OF
WORKERS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES WHO WALKED OFF
THE JOB IN THE SUPPORT FOR CHILD SAFETY AND TO SECURE A FAIR
CONTRACT OF THEIR OWN. WHAT DO LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHILDREN'S
SOCIAL WORKERS WANT? THEY WANT A REDUCTION IN POLICIES, THE
MOUNTAIN OF 6,000 SPIRIT-DEADENING ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES THAT DIVERT THEIR TIME AND ATTENTION
AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THEY WERE TRAINED TO SERVE AND
PROTECT. THEY WANT AN END TO FINGER POINTING AND BLAME AND
THAT EDUCATIONAL-BASED DISCIPLINE SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUALIZED
REMEDIAL PLANS THAT EMPHASIZE EDUCATION AND TRAINING RATHER
THAN KNEE-JERK PUNISHMENT. THEY WANT A MOBILE WORKER PROGRAM
TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO BETTER SERVE L.A. COUNTY
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND MORE THAN ANYTHING THEY WANT YOU TO
HIRE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS TO REDUCE CASELOADS SO THAT THEY CAN
DO THEIR JOBS THE WAY THEY KNOW HOW AND THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
LESS CASES, MORE FACES. SUPERVISORS, WE KNOW THAT YOU WANT
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THESE THINGS, TOO. BUT WANTING THESE THINGS IS NOT ENOUGH. IT
TOOK GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATIONS AND FINALLY A LAWSUIT TO GET
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SPA
SIX WHERE CASELOADS HAVE BEEN ROUTINELY IN THE 40S AND THE
50S. AND NOW THAT IT HAS TAKEN A STRIKE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON
A SYSTEMIC PLAN FOR CASELOAD REDUCTIONS WITH REAL
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN THE STRIKE STARTED LAST WEEK, SOME
OBSERVERS SUGGESTED THAT IT COULDN'T BE REALLY ABOUT CHILD
SAFETY; IT MUST BE ABOUT MONEY. BUT NOW, THE COURAGEOUS AND
SELF-SACRIFICING ACTIONS OF L.A. COUNTY CHILDREN'S SOCIAL
WORKERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISPELLED THAT IDEA. YOUR EMPLOYEES
HAVE SACRIFICED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THEIR
OWN FAMILY'S INCOME IN ORDER TO FINALLY STAND UP FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. [APPLAUSE.] YOU MAY
NOT SUPPORT THE STRIKE, BUT CERTAINLY YOU MUST ADMIRE AND
RESPECT THEIR CONVICTION AND THEIR COURAGE. THIS IS NOT A
STRIKE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: MR. GREEN YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED BUT WE
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO ELABORATE ON
THOSE. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, SIR.
GARR WHARRY: THANK YOU, MY NAME IS GARR WHARRY. I WANT TO
THANK YOU THIS MORNING FOR THE LETTING THE REGISTERED NURSES
OF L.A. COUNTY COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR D.C.F.S. SOCIAL
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WORKERS. AS REGISTERED NURSES, WE HAVE WON THE RIGHT FOR SAFE
PATIENT-TO-NURSE RATIOS. WE SEE EVERY DAY HOW THIS IS SAVING
LIVES AND IMPROVING PATIENT SATISFACTION. WE'RE ASKING THAT
YOU SEE THE SAME SITUATION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS. AS A PEDIATRIC
NURSE FOR 15 OF MY 20 YEARS IN L.A. COUNTY, I CAN ASSURE YOU
THAT SOCIAL WORKERS CARE FOR OUR NEEDIEST OF CHILDREN. WE NEED
ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT IN REACHING AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL REDUCE
THE 40 TO 50-PATIENT-PER-WORKER TO A MANAGEABLE, REASONABLE
AND SAFE CASELOAD. MANY OF YOU NOW ARE APPROACHING THE LEGACY
PERIOD OF YOUR LONG AND INSPIRED CAREERS. COMING TO OUR
CHILDREN WOULD BE A FITTING, APPROPRIATE AND HONORABLE WAY TO
COMPLETE THAT LEGACY. LET'S SET AN EXAMPLE ALL OF US CAN BE
PROUD OF. WE HAVE HERE LETTERS FOR EACH OF YOU FROM THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE REGISTERED NURSES TO SUPPORT THIS CAUSE.
THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE.] LET ME ALSO CALL
UP -- PLEASE. NO APPLAUSE. WE WANT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT, JUST
LIFT THE CEILING WITH YOUR HANDS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK
YOU. LET ME CALL UP CATHY DEPPE, DAVID SERRANO. YES, MA'AM.
LAURA GOMEZ: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. MY
NAME IS LAURA GOMEZ. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE FOR THE COUNTY,
L.A. COUNTY EMPLOYEE FOR MORE THAN 24 YEARS. THROUGHOUT THE
YEARS, I HAVE SEEN MANY CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES THAT THE L.A.
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COUNTY HAS OCCURRED. BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY, WE HAVE TO AND
WE MUST PRIORITIZE. THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE D.C. F.S.
WORKERS CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE AS IT IS. WHEN MOST SOCIAL
WORKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 40 TO 50 CHILDREN AT A TIME, AND
THIS IS AT APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES THE FEDERAL STANDARD,
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IN A SENSE THE
SOCIAL WORKERS ARE GUARDIANS OF OUR FUTURE BY TAKING CARE OF
OUR CHILDREN. SO ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED BOARD BARGAINING
COMMITTEE 311, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SUPPORT FOR THE
D.C.F.S. WORKERS IN ALL THE LETTERS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. LET ME ALSO CALL
UP ISAAC ROBERTOS. YES, MA'AM?
DORIS JAMES: GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DORIS JAMES. I'M A
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY COALITION. I'M RAISING MY GRANDSON.
HE'S 13 YEARS OLD. I'VE HAD HIM SINCE HE WAS TWO WEEKS OLD.
I'M THANKFUL HE'S DOING SO WELL NOW. I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM. I
AM A RELATIVE CAREGIVER. AND I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO HELP
OTHER CAREGIVERS GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. JUST AS
IMPORTANT AS INVESTING IN RELATIVES FOR A SUCCESSFUL FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM IS INVESTING IN HIRING MORE SOCIAL WORKERS TO HELP
US DO OUR JOB. IT'S IMPORTANT TO INVEST AND COMMIT TO HIRING
MORE WORKERS TO HELP THE FAMILIES RAISING AND KEEPING OUR
CHILDREN SAFE.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, MA'AM. [APPLAUSE.] PLEASE.
TERESIJA SIGMUND. YES, SIR.
CATHY DEPPE: MY NAME IS CATHY DEPPE. GOOD MORNING. I'M A
CHAPTER BOARD MEMBER OF A LOCAL ORGANIZATION CALLED NINE TO
FIVE WORKING WOMEN OF LOS ANGELES. AND WE ALL SUPPORT THE
EFFORTS OF COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS TO HAVE A FAIR CONTRACT. I'VE
BEEN A TEACHER. I TAUGHT AT MANUAL ARTS. AND I'VE ALSO BEEN A
SOCIAL WORKER MANY YEARS PAST. AND I KNOW THAT WHETHER IT'S
TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB WITH 40 KIDS IN A CLASSROOM OR 40
FAMILIES ON A CASELOAD, IT'S REALLY DISRESPECTFUL TO BOTH THE
WORKER, BE IT TEACHER OR SOCIAL WORKER OR A NURSE, AND THE
PEOPLE THEY SERVE, LARGELY CHILDREN, TO HAVE MORE TO DO THAN
COULD BE DONE WELL. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO DO A GOOD JOB WHEN
YOU'RE WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. TODAY IS
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. WE'RE CELEBRATING, AMONG OTHER
RIGHTS, THE RIGHTS TO A GOOD JOB WITH FAIR PAY AND BENEFITS
AND DIGNITY. THE COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE FAMILIES WHO
NEED THEIR HELP, THEY DESERVE YOUR RESPECT. PLEASE DO NOT
DELAY IN GETTING THESE WORKERS BACK ON THEIR CRUCIAL JOBS WITH
A FAIR CONTRACT. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, MA'AM. LET ME ALSO CALL UP SHERRY
HERNANDEZ? SHERRY HERNANDEZ AND CARLOS MARROQUIN. MR. SERRANO?
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DAVID SERRANO: GOD IS THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY
SPIRIT, THE LORD OUR GOLD, THE LORD IS ONE, AMEN. THE HOLY
TRINITY IS THE ONE AND ONLY GOD. THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND THE
UNIVERSE, AMEN. MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS AGO, INFINITE GOD
ALMIGHTY BECAME DIVINE FLESH WITHOUT SIN SO TO SAVE US AND
REDEEM US FROM OUR SINS AND THE SIN OF ADAM AND TO FULFILL THE
LAW OF GOD THAT IS TORAH. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DID,
AMEN. ETERNAL JESUS TEACHES US THE LOVE OF GOD, AMEN. INFINITE
JESUS WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD AND
CHRIST WAS BORN OF THE SANCTIFIED VIRGIN MARY. JESUS NEVER
SINNED. JESUS CHRIST PREACHED THE WORD OF GOD. HE FORGAVE
PEOPLE'S SINS AND HE DID MANY MIRACLES INCLUDING RAISING THE
DEAD TO LIFE, AMEN. INNOCENT JESUS WILLINGLY SHED HIS SACRED,
DIVINE BLOOD AND HE DIED FOR OUR SINS ON THE CROSS AS OUR
SUBSTITUTE AND AS THE PERFECT ALL SUFFICIENT SACRIFICE OF
ATONEMENT FOR THE SINS OF THE WORLD. THEN AFTER HOLY JESUS'
FLESH BODY DIED ON THE CROSS, INFINITE GOD ALMIGHTY JESUS'
SPIRIT AND SOUL DESCENDED INTO SHEOL AND HADES INSIDE OF THE
EARTH AND JESUS PROCLAIMED THE WORD OF GOD TO THE IMPRISONED
SOULS AND SPIRITS OF THE EARTH THREE DAYS WHILE HIS FLESH BODY
WAS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS AND WAS ENTOMBED THEN ON THE
THIRD DAY WHEN INFINITE GOD ALMIGHTY JESUS SPIRIT AND SOUL
ASCENDED OUT OF HADES AND SHEOL, OUR GOOD LORD, SAVIOR AND
REDEEMER JESUS CHRIST RESURRECTED AND HE LEFT THE TOMB, AMEN.
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HALLELUJAH. THEN JESUS APPEARED TO HUNDREDS OF HIS DISCIPLES
OVER THE COURSE OF 40 DAYS SHOWING THEM HE LIVES FOR INFINITY.
THEN JESUS CHRIST ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN. JESUS CHRIST IS AT THE
RIGHT HAND OF INFINITE GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY IN THE KINGDOM
OF GOD. WE ARE SAVED AND REDEEMED BY THE GRACE OF GOD THROUGH
FAITH IN JESUS. CHRISTIANS RECEIVE LIFE EVERLASTING WITH GOD
IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AMEN. CHRISTIAN SOULS AND SPIRITS
ASCEND INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, AMEN. UNBELIEVERS RECEIVE
THE PENALTY FOR THEIR OWN SINS. UNBELIEVERS DIE AND BURN IN
HADES. REPENT AND BELIEVE REALITY. JESUS IS GOD AND THEN YOU
WILL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD, AMEN.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LET ME ASK MR. FUJIOKA
TWO QUESTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRINCIPAL ISSUE REMAINING
FOR THE SOCIAL WORKERS' UNION IS HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES. COULD
YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE STATUS IS OF THE HIRING OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS? AND THEN DURING THE YEARS THAT THERE WERE NO
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES, HOW MUCH DID THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTE
TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE INCREASES IN HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS? AND
WHAT WAS THAT TOTAL COST TO THE COUNTY FOR THAT BENEFIT?
C.E.O. FUJIOKA: WHAT'S BEEN CLEARLY COMMUNICATED TO STAFF AND
D.C.F.S. IS THAT NOT ONLY THE DEPARTMENT BUT THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IS ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO HIRING NEW SOCIAL
WORKERS. IN FACT THERE'S OVER 100 NEW SOCIAL WORKERS THAT HAVE
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STARTED THE REVISED 52-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM. AND THEY SHOULD
BE ASSIGNED TO A FULL CASELOAD BY JANUARY. THERE IS ALSO 150
NEW SOCIAL WORKERS WHO WILL BEGIN THE ACADEMY IN JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY. AND THEY WILL BE ASSUMING A FULL CASELOAD IN JULY
AND AUGUST. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO
PRESENT TO OUR BOARD A REQUEST FOR EVEN MORE SOCIAL WORKERS.
BUT WHAT IS A LITTLE FRUSTRATING IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S
COMMITMENT IS ABSOLUTE AND IT HAS BEEN SHARED ON A CONSISTENT
BASIS. WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH CARE, THIS YEAR ALONE AS WITH
PAST YEARS, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE GONE THROUGH SOME VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT TIMES, THE COUNTY HAS STEPPED UP AND PAID THE
HEALTHCARE PREMIUM INCREASE. THIS PAST YEAR THAT INCREASE WAS
APPROXIMATELY 84 MILLION DOLLARS FOR ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES. WE
WENT THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, AND WE APPRECIATE AND
RESPECT THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM ALL COUNTY STAFF,
INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE REPRESENTED BY S.E.I.U.. BUT WHAT
WE'RE ASKING NOW IS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
CONTRACT. WE'VE EXPRESSED A STRONG WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE OUR
DISCUSSIONS WITH S.E.I.U. AND THOSE THEY REPRESENT AT A JOINT
LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BECAUSE IN I KNOW YOUR QUESTION WAS
FOCUSED ON HIRING RIGHT NOW, BUT IN ADDITION TO HIRING, WHAT
SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED IS THAT IN THE NEXT MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO
IMPLEMENT THE NEW ONLINE POLICY MANUAL. AND THAT'S A HUGE
IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL ADD TO THE EFFICIENCY OF STAFF. WE WILL
ALSO, THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POLICIES
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BY 25 PERCENT. THE DEPARTMENT'S IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING NEW
COMPUTER TABLETS AND ALSO WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT ADDITIONAL
SMART PHONES TO STAFF BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT NOT JUST
HIRING, BUT WHAT OTHER MEASURES CAN WE TAKE THAT WOULD IMPROVE
THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR STAFF AND D.C.F.S. THE SMART PHONES AND
THE TABLETS WOULD DO THAT. THE NEW ONLINE POLICY MANUAL WILL
ABSOLUTELY ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. AND SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
THINGS WE WERE COMMITTED TO WORKING ON. AND IT'S TIME TO HAVE
THAT OCCUR THROUGH A JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCESS. THANK
YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THE NEXT SPEAKER?
ISAAC ROBERTOS: HELLO, DISTINGUISHED BOARD. MY NAME IS ISAAC
ROBERTOS, I WORK WITH THE COUNTY AS A CHILDREN'S SOCIAL
WORKER. I WANTED TO HAVE ACTUALLY A CONVERSATION WITH THE
BOARD. I UNDERSTAND THAT CURRENTLY BEFORE I GO OVER THE THINGS
THAT THE UNION AND THE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR IN TERMS OF
REFORM, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF
THINGS TO PREVENT THIS. INCLUDING MYSELF I'VE BEEN BEFORE THE
BOARD AT LEAST ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. WE MET WITH MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT, UPPER MANAGEMENT. IT'S TAKEN A YEAR BEFORE WE EVEN
GOT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT
TO THE DIRECTOR YET. SO WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR CHANGE FOR A
LONG TIME. AND THE CONTRACT'S BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS THAT WE'VE
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BEEN WORKING ON IT. SO IN TERMS OF MOVEMENT, THERE HASN'T BEEN
THAT OF MOVEMENT. A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS DISCUSSION,
EXACTLY LIKE MR. FUJIOKA SAID. IT'S DISCUSSION. WE WANT HIM TO
PUT IT IN WRITING. THAT THEY COMMIT TO CHANGING. RIGHT? THAT'S
WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT A COMMITMENT. AND THAT'S WHY THE
CONTRACT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN THAT
COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY. AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT WORKERS. WE WANT REFORM, TOO. AND WE WANT, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE A REDISTRIBUTION OF THE CURRENT WORKERS THAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW. BUT IN THE LONG RUN, THIS IS ABOUT ECONOMICS. AND
IF WE DON'T INVEST IN THE WORKERS AND IF WE DON'T INVEST IN
THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS GOING TO COST US A LOT MORE IN THE LONG
RUN. I MEAN, THE FACT THAT THE COUNTY COVERED THE HEALTHCARE
RAISES, I MEAN HISTORICALLY THAT IS WHAT'S BEEN COVERED
WITHOUT QUESTION. SO NOW THEY'RE ATTACKING THIS JOB THAT'S NOT
A HIGH INCOME JOB. IT'S A JOB THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY,
THAT'S GOOD FOR THE WORKFORCE IN GENERAL. AND WE'RE NOT ASKING
FOR MUCH. WE'RE JUST ASKING TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND TO HAVE
SOMEBODY NEGOTIATE WITH US ON A FAIRNESS BASIS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: YES, MA'AM.
SHERRY HERNANDEZ: MY NAME IS SHERRY HERNANDEZ. I'M A FORMER
FASHION DESIGNER AND A WRITER. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
BEGIN SO I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST. AS I CAME IN HERE I SAW THE
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DECORATIONS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND A REMINDER OF THE
SEASON THAT WE'RE IN AND THE TIME OF YEAR THAT IT'S A HAPPY
TIME OF YEAR. AND THIS YEAR, IN SPITE OF THE MANY TIMES I'VE
COME TO THIS OFFICE, THIS MEETING ASKING FOR HELP FOR THE
FORECLOSURE -- FRAUD CLOSURE. IT'S FRAUD. AND THE THEY'RE
REMOVING US FROM OUR HOME. SO I'M ASKING. I HAVE
GRANDCHILDREN. THEY'RE INNOCENT. CAN WE HAVE A MORATORIUM ON
FORECLOSURES FOR THE HOLIDAYS? I HAVE FRAUD ALL THE WAY
THROUGH MY DOCUMENTS. AND I HAD PREVAILED IN MY CASE AGAINST
COUNTRY WIDE. AND THEN PENNY MACK GETS TO HAVE WHAT THEY CLAIM
THEY HAVE MY LOAN. AND THEY GET IT WITH FRAUD. I HAVE THE
PERSON WHO SIGNED MY DOCUMENT HAS 50 PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS
AGAINST HER. AND STILL NO ONE COMES TO OUR AID. I HAVE NEVER
FELT SO DESERTED AND HAVE HAD MY CIVIL RIGHTS ROBBED BY A
COUNTRY I LOVED AND BELIEVED WOULD COME TO MY AID WHEN I
NEEDED IT. AND NOW AT CHRISTMASTIME THEY'RE LOOKING AT
REMOVING ME AND MY CHILDREN AND MY GRANDCHILDREN AND MY
HUSBAND FROM OUR HOME. HE IS A HARD WORKER. HE'S A
LONGSHOREMAN. WE DON'T LACK THE FUNDS. WE LACK THE INTEGRITY
AND THE GOOD FAITH. AND THESE LENDERS ARE DOING IT TO
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE CITY. AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN
A FORECLOSURE, I MEAN A MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURES. THERE ARE
YOUNG CHILDREN THAT BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS AND INSTEAD THEY'RE
GOING TO SEE THE SHERIFF COMING TO THEIR DOOR TO DRAG THEM
OUT? MY KIDS ASKED ME IF WE COULD HAVE A TREE THIS YEAR. AND I
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CRIED. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. WHERE IS OUR COMPASSION?
WE HAVE FREE TOY DRIVES FOR KIDS, AND THE KIDS IN OUR OWN
CITIES GET THROWN OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY FRAUD. WE ALL KNOW
THIS IS FRAUD. WE'VE SEEN THE NUMEROUS LAWSUITS. WE'VE SEEN
THE OUTLIE. IT IS FRAUD AND WE'RE STILL ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: LET ME SAY YOUR TIME IS UP BUT THERE'S GOING
TO BE NO EVICTIONS ON CHRISTMAS EVE, NEW YEAR'S EVE. BUT WE
HAVE IF DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO IS HERE. AND IF YOU
GO OVER TO THE CORNER, BRIAN WILL TALK TO YOU. OKAY? YES, SIR.
CARLOS, LET ME ALSO CALL UP NAGI ELHADARY, ERIC PREVEN AND
ARNOLD SACHS. YES.
CARLOS MARROQUIN: YES, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS CARLOS
MARROQUIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTY. I AM A
HOMEOWNER'S ADVOCATE WITH OCCUPY FIGHT FORECLOSURES. AND WE'RE
HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HEARD THAT ACTUALLY
THERE WILL BE NO EVICTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS. WE'RE BEING
PRESSING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO GIVE A STATEMENT
REGARDING THAT BECAUSE AGAIN THERE IS HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES OUT
THERE THAT ARE AT THE VERGE OF BEING EVICTED DURING THE
HOLIDAYS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ISN'T HAPPENING. IN
THE PAST YEARS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A POLICY BY THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT NOT TO EVICT FAMILIES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, THAT
POLICY MANY TIMES IS IGNORED. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
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IS LOUD AND CLEAR THAT IT'S A PUBLIC STATEMENT PUT OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY THAT THERE WILL BE NO EVICTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS
FOR ANY FAMILY. SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY AND WANT TO
THANK YOU AGAIN AND WANT TO COMMEND ALSO SUPERVISOR MARK
RIDLEY-THOMAS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP THE PAST YEAR IN FIGHTING
FORECLOSURES. AND ALSO I WANT TO COMMEND THE DIRECTOR OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR HIS COMMITMENT IN HELPING FAMILIES THAT
WE HAVE BROUGHT TO THEM. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU, SIR. ERIC, BEFORE YOU SPEAK, NAGI
ELHADARY AND ARNOLD SACHS?
ERIC PREVEN: YES, IT ERIC PREVEN COUNTY RESIDENT FROM DISTRICT
3. JUST A WORD ABOUT THOSE FORECLOSURES. I THINK THAT THE L.A.
CITY ATTORNEY HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST SOME OF THE BANKS ON
THIS SUBJECT. AND HIS NAME IS MIKE FEUER AND I THINK THAT'S TO
BE APPLAUDED. AND I THINK THAT THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OUGHT
TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS ON THIS SUBJECT BECAUSE IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND THOSE FORECLOSURES ARE OUT OF
CONTROL. AND IT DOES NEED YOUR ATTENTION. SHIFTING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE CONTROVERSY
BETWEEN THE WORKERS AND THE C.E.O.'S OFFICE AND THE
SUPERVISORS, FRANKLY, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD SUPERVISORS SAY "WE
NEED MORE SOCIAL WORKERS, LET'S PROVIDE THEM." AND THE NUMBERS
ARE PUZZLING. MR. BROWNING ASKED FOR 1,400 EVERY YEAR, NEW
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SOCIAL WORKERS TO COVER THE CASELOAD AND THEN IN FACT 500 HAVE
BEEN APPROVED, AND YET WE HEARD MR. FUJIOKA SAY THAT IN
JANUARY WE SHOULD HAVE 100 PLUS. I DIDN'T GET THE SPECIFIC
NUMBER. I THOUGHT IT WAS HIGHER. BUT IT'S 100 PLUS. WE'LL GET
THAT ROUGHED IN. AND THE QUESTION IS: YOU KNOW, THIS IS A
THANKLESS JOB TO BE A SOCIAL WORKER AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT JOB.
AND JUST SEPARATE TO THE LONG TERM COMMITMENT, IT'S ESSENTIAL
THAT TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN THAT THIS BE SOLVED. AND, YOU
KNOW, I KNOW WHEN LABOR AND MANAGEMENT HAVE CONTROVERSY, AS
THEY ARE HAVING NOW, FRESH EYES AND COMMON SENSE CAN OFTEN BE
THE LITTLE PIECE THAT MOVES IT FORWARD. I WOULD CERTAINLY
VOLUNTEER. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED. I'M NEITHER A UNION REPRESENTATIVE NOR
A SUPERVISOR. I'M JUST A REGULAR GUY. BUT IF WE'RE VERY, VERY
CLOSE, WHY NOT INCLUDE THE PUBLIC IN THESE DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE
I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC
PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUFF. AND THIS BOARD HAS MADE EFFORTS TO
INCLUDE THE PUBLIC AND THEY'VE MADE EFFORTS TO DISINCLUDE THE
PUBLIC AS EARLY AS RECENTLY MR. KNABE SUGGESTED THAT CONTINUED
ITEMS COULDN'T BE ADDRESSED IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD. THAT'S
LUDICROUS AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE. I WOULD JUST ASK AS WE
HEAD INTO DECEMBER 17TH THIS THIS BOARD ROLL UP ITS SLEEVES
AND MAKE THE REAL COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH THE IMPORTANT
SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN. THANK
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SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU. MR. ELHADARY?
NAGI ELHADARY: YES, MY NAME IS NAJI EL HADARY. N-A-G-I E-L H-
A-D-A-R-Y IF YOU GO TO INDIGO.COM/JUSTICE FOR TINO TO SEE ALL
THE INFORMATION I HAVE ABOUT MY SON BEING WRONGFULLY TAKEN. AT
THE OCTOBER 22ND MEETING WHERE PHILIP BROWNING WAS HERE, I
BROUGHT THESE BOOKS HERE TO SHOW ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW
MY SON WAS WRONGFULLY TAKEN, INCLUDING THE TESTIMONY OF THE
NOW-FIRED D.C.F.S. WORKER, MARILYN HYLES, AUDIO RECORDING OF
WHERE MY SON WAS WRONGFULLY TAKEN, RECORDED BY THE L.A.P.D. ON
MY SON'S WRONGFUL DETAINMENT. AND THIS CAN ALL BE SEEN BY
GOING TO INDIGO.COM/JUSTICE FOR TINO. I NEED THE BEST LAWYER
THERE IS. THESE DOCUMENTS WERE TAKEN BY D.C.F.S. WORKER ALDO
MARIN, WHO WERE SENT THERE TO STOP PARENTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH
D.C.F.S. DIRECTOR PHILIP BROWNING. IF I HAVE THESE BOOKS, I
WOULD LIKE THEM NOW TODAY TO GO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
ALL OF YOUR OFFICSES, WILLIAM FUJIOKA'S OFFICE, ANDREA ORDIN'S
OFFICE, I WANT THESE BOOKS TO BE FILED AS MY COMPLAINT AGAINST
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, D.C.F.S. AND WILLIAM FUJIOKA. MY
NEXT STEP WILL BE FILING THESE BOOKS WITH THE GRAND JURY, THE
CIVIL GRAND JURY. I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO TAKE THEM TODAY AND I'D
LIKE YOU GUYS TO MAKE A COPY OF THEM SO YOU GUYS SEE WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH. ALDO MARIN TOLD ME HE WOULD
TESTIFY ON MY BEHALF THAT MY SON WAS WRONGFULLY TAKEN BUT HE
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REFUSES TO RETURN MY SON. HE SAYS JUST TO SUE. BUT MY SON
WOULD LIKE TO COME HOME. I SEEN HIM ON SUNDAY. HE DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE THIS ANYMORE. I'D LIKE MY SON TO COME HOME. AND SOMETHING
HAS TO BE DONE. YOU GUYS DON'T NEED NEW ANDROID PHONES OR ALL
THESE OTHER THINGS FOR YOUR D.C.F.S. WORKERS. TT FIRST THING
YOU NEED TO DO IS RETURN THE WRONGFULLY TAKEN CHILDREN AND
THAT WILL BE THE RIGHT STEP TO MAKE D.C.F.S. MOVE FORWARD IN
2014. AND I'D LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT STEP IN MOVING FORWARD.
AND I'D LIKE TO MAYBE POSSIBLY HAVE A MEETING SET UP
PRIVATELY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: THANK YOU. MR. SACHS? MR. SACHS, YOU ALSO
SPOKE ON CS-3, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXTRA MINUTE ON
THAT ITEM, AS WELL. SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
ARNOLD SACHS: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL IT SEEMS LIKE
D.C.F.S. HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT HERE. AND THERE REALLY ARE NO
WINNERS HERE. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 84 MILLION DOLLARS PAID
TO THE HEALTHCARE PAYMENT. THAT COMES OUT TO THE YOU GO BY
100,000 EMPLOYEES, THAT'S 840 DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE, BUT THAT'S
CONSIDERING IF YOU HAVE 100,000 FUNDED, FILLED POSITIONS. WITH
THE WAY THE BOARD ACTS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR UNFUNDED --
WHAT YOUR UNFILLED POSITIONS. SEVERAL STORIES REGARDING THIS.
AND THERE ARE REALLY NO WINNERS HERE. SEVERAL STORIES
REGARDING THIS STRIKE. WE HEARD COMMENTS FROM JAIMIE RIGOLATO,
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JANICE HAHN, MARIA ELANA DERAZZO, AND PRIOR TO THAT STEVE
LOPEZ AND SANDY BANKS WROTE STORIES ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH
D.C.F.S. AND IN THE INTERIM, SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH, YOU
MENTIONED 650 FUNDED FULL POSITIONS ON AUGUST 5, 2013 THERE
WAS DISCUSSION WITH PHILIP BROWNING HERE. AND YOU AUTHORIZED,
THE BOARD AUTHORIZED 150 POSITIONS OUT OF 600 FUNDED FILLED
POSITIONS AND YET NOBODY FROM D.C.F.S., NOBODY FROM THE
PUBLIC, NOBODY FROM ANY OF THESE POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY HAVE
ADDRESSED WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 500 POSITIONS? WELL, ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT THE 500 POSITIONS YOU'RE CONSIDERING HIRING NOW
WITH THIS PLAN? BECAUSE IF YOU ARE, THEN YOU'RE NOT TAKING
INTO CONSIDERATION THE RETIREES. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
IN THREE YEARS, YOU'LL LOSE OVER 300 EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OVER
100 RETIRE EVERY YEAR. SO YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO MAKE UP
THOSE NUMBERS, SO THE CASELOADS DON'T IMPROVE. YOU HAD
CASELOADS FOR PROBATION ON YOUR AGENDA. YOU DON'T HAVE
CASELOADS FOR D.C.F.S. ON THE AGENDA. YOU HAD CASELOADS
DISCUSSION, PEOPLE COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT CASELOAD
DISCUSSIONS WHEN YOU HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RENTAL PROPERTIES
FOR D.C.F.S. YOU WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR SEVEN MONITORS
FOR D.C.F.S. HOMES. YOU DIDN'T DISCUSS MONITORING CASELOADS
FOR D.C.F.S. AND THAT WAS IN 5/21/13. AND WHERE IS D.C.F.S.
MANAGEMENT? YOU PEOPLE GET LED AROUND BY THE NOSES. THE
NUMBERS ARE THERE. ARE THEY HIRING 500 MORE POSITIONS AND AN
ADDITIONAL 300 PEOPLE ON TOP OF THAT? OR ARE THEY JUST LOOKING
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TO HIRE 500 POSITIONS AND MAKE EVERYBODY COME OUT SMELLING
LIKE ROSES LOOKING CUTE? IT WOULD TAKE AN AWFUL LOT OF
LIPSTICK FOR THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND IF ANYBODY IS
LAUGHING, THEY KNOW WHAT I MEAN. CLOSED SESSION ITEM NNUMBER
3. YOU HAVE A HELL OF A LOT OF NERVE, SIR, TALKING ABOUT
SHERIFFS AND REAL ESTATE FRAUD WHEN THE COUNTY AT M.T.A. IS
INVOLVED IN REAL ESTATE FRAUD BY MAKING UP ITS OWN AGENCY AND
GETTING PROPERTY ON THE BLUE LINE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY. A
HELL OF A LOT OF NERVE.
SACHI HAMAI, EXEC. OFFICER: IN ACCORDANCE WITH BROWN ACT
REQUIREMENTS, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM
NUMBER CS-1, COUNSEL WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING
LITIGATION, ITEM NUMBER CS-2, WILLIAM T FUJIOKA AND DESIGNATED
STAFF AS INDICATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. IN ADDITION THE BOARD
MADE A FINDING TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND THE NEED OF ACTION
AROSE SUBSEQUENT TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS ITEM
NUMBER CS-3, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9.THANK YOU.
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REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION DECEMBER 10, 2013
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section
54956.9) Robert Thomas, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles Superior Court Case No. TC 025583. This lawsuit
involving the Sheriff's Department concerns allegations of
excessive force and wrongful death.
The Board authorized County Counsel to file an appeal in the
matter entitled Robert Thomas, et al. v. County of Los
Angeles. The vote of the board was 3-1 with Supervisors
Ridley-Thomas, Yaroslavsky and Antonovich voting aye.
Supervisor Molina abstaining and Supervisor Knabe being
absent.
No reportable action was taken in items CS-2 or CS-3.
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I, JENNIFER A. HINES, Certified Shorthand Reporter Number
6029/RPR/CRR qualified in and for the State of California, do
hereby certify:
That the transcripts of proceedings recorded by the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors December 10, 2013,
were thereafter transcribed into typewriting under my
direction and supervision;
That the transcript of recorded proceedings as archived
in the office of the reporter and which have been provided to
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as certified by
me.
I further certify that I am neither counsel for, nor
related to any party to the said action; nor
in anywise interested in the outcome thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
16th day of December 2013, for the County records to be used
only for authentication purposes of duly certified transcripts
as on file of the office of the reporter.
JENNIFER A. HINES
CSR No. 6029/RPR/CRR
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